All good ideas run into roadblocks or a time when you just don’t feel like working. Normally I do well in keeping motivated but as you can see I have been quiet in all my sites. And it’s been difficult to get inspired to post again on a regular schedule.
Part of this lull is an extensive time consuming job that I have taken on and the other part is related to family issues. The job is done and the family issues continue but its time to get back to working my sites and creating these eBooks that has been sitting in a file, aging to perfection ;).
So, how do you keep motivated and get over a lull or technical problems that could affect your work or website?
I find three areas of action that will get me going again.
Inspiration
Inspiration may come from a trip, friends, reflection, change or many other areas. My inspiration usually comes from friends. Sometimes a new look to your website or information you have read will give you a new idea or area to research.
This time it was reading inspirational thoughts from a friend who helped me learn to build a website and conquer many of the technical aspects of an online business. Thanks Mark for all your help over the last few years!
Appreciation
Take time to appreciate life and all the small things. It’s pouring out and dreary today but that’s the weather that is great for writing, working on art projects and taking on all the projects that sit on a sunny day – like cleaning the house. House cleaning? I feel a writing marathon coming on!
One of the thoughts I read today is “Beauty surrounds me, just waiting to be enjoyed.” Even on a rainy day the creek is beautiful and outdoors takes on that clean fresh feel. Life is so short so take the time to call a friend, say thank you and enjoy the small pleasures in any day.
Goals
And most important in any project or undertaking is setting goals. You may have goals in your mind but writing them on paper reminds you of what you would like to accomplish and what you already achieved. Here is a post I wrote on setting goals. It’s a fast outline that may help you with goals.
One tip I will give you on setting goals is to set them in small steps and celebrate each step. There may be a day when one goal is more difficult to reach so remember the success you have had and use that as motivation to finish your project.
There are two valuable pieces of advice I was given in my life that usually apply to almost any situation.
1.My parents always said there was no such thing as failure. If you try – you have achieved. The outcome may be different than you expected but it is the ground to build on for another step or journey.
2. “Do it now.” Life is short so don’t put things off.
Enjoy the day!
Great post and love the video Denise! We all get into a rut once in a while as we face the many challenges life can dump on us. But the thing to remember is that when this happens, we must switch gears and get the positive thought process into focus.
What I normally do when negative thoughts creep in is to switch into an “attitude of gratitude” thought process. To do this, all you have to do is look around and realize that you do have lots of things to be grateful for.
No I don’t have everything I want, but I do have everything I need and that is something to be grateful for!